Holcombe Brook railway station
Encyclopedia
Holcombe Brook railway station was the terminus of Bury to Holcombe Brook Line and served the served the village of Holcombe Brook in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury
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The station closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the line on 5 May 1952; goods trains continued to serve Holcombe Brook until 2 May 1960. The station was demolished and the site is now occupied by a shopping development.
Metropolitan Borough of Bury
The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Lying to the north of the City of Manchester, the borough is composed of six towns: Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich, and has a population of 181,900...
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History
The Bury and Tottington District Railway opened on 6 November 1882. The northern terminus of the line was at Holcombe Brook, 3+3/4 mi from Bury.The station closed when passenger services were withdrawn from the line on 5 May 1952; goods trains continued to serve Holcombe Brook until 2 May 1960. The station was demolished and the site is now occupied by a shopping development.